Pushing deeper into the Pop Artist movement, we meet five more of the art form’s most exciting and significant artists. Tom Wesselmann Starting his art career sketching cartoons while he was in the military, he went on to study at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and began selling cartoon strips to magazines. At the age […]
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For every major star Pop Artist that the whole world knows, like Warhol, or Lichtenstein, or Hockney, there are many more who made important contributions but get seen comparitively little outside of art world circles and art galleries. Below are four more outstanding artists from the Pop Art period, and beyond; though the movement is […]
Read in fullMost people today think of Rembrandt as one of the great Old Master painters; his name is one of those which almost everyone in the West is aware of and much of the rest of the world also. He was also one of those great artists who found success within his own lifetime, however that […]
Read in fullFrom the late 1800s, artists worldwide began to feel a need to break away from the art conventions and traditions of the past; there had to be more to art than impeccable realist depictions of romanticised classics on canvas or in stone. Facing considerable criticism at first, a criticism that would re-emerge with each new […]
Read in fullPop Art was perhaps one of Modern Art’s most successful movements, gradually evolving from a number of efforts to challenge the notions of what art was, and reclaim it as a creative space from the strict limitations of classic tradition. At times celebrating, at times questioning, and often poking fun at popular consumer culture, whatever […]
Read in fullModern Art’s explosion of diverse creativity, experimentation, and new styles led to a phenomenal number of art movements which each had its stand out practitioners. We covered some of the biggest names and early drivers of the scene in our last Modern Art blog including Picasso, Matisse, Dali, Warhol, and Van Gogh, but any listing […]
Read in fullWhilst digital artists have found ways into the art world, often through installations, happenings, and experiences utilising digital technology and connectivity, a vast market of digital painters and artists who create more traditional forms of art with digital tools, have always been held back by the virtual nature of their work. With no original to […]
Read in fullPop Art emerged from decades of experimentation and creativity in the Modern Art period, which continually sought to redefine and re-imagine art, whether to purely break down the traditions of the past, or to push the boundaries of what art was or could be. At the end of this period, a generation of Pop Artists […]
Read in fullTaking lenticular art prints from novelty postcard to art medium Lenticular print, though first imagined by Renaissance painters experimenting with double-portraits on corrugated surfaces, evolved into the mainstream largely as a novelty gimmick for trading cards, postcards, or children’s toys of various kinds. As digital technology and art prints have made it much easier to […]
Read in fullArt prints can be so much more than just a copy of an original artwork Lenticular art, much like modern digital art, is a form that can only exist as an art print; there is no true original artwork as you have in painting. Whilst NFTs and blockchain registration are beginning to create a solution […]
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